Bolton Street Park (1904–1909)) Fairview Park (1910–1926) Grayson Stadium (1926–1970)
The Savannah Pathfinders was the original name of the American minor league baseball franchise that represented Savannah, Georgia, during the 20th century.
Shoeless Joe Jackson, Savannah Indians, warms up at Bolton Street Park during 1909 season.
While Savannah's minor league teams sported at least ten nicknames during the century, the predominant nickname was the Savannah Indians, which was used for 27 seasons (1906–1912; 1926–1928; 1936–1942; 1946–1954; 1970). The name was not derived from an association with the Cleveland Major League Baseball franchise until 1970, when Savannah served as the MLB Indians' Double-A farm system affiliate. In 1955–1960, 1962, and from 1968–1995, the Savannah team was named after its Major League parent. After 1926, the club played at Grayson Stadium.
For much of their existence, the Indians played in what became the Double-A Southern League, known before 1964 as the original South Atlantic League or "Sally" League. In 1926–1928, they competed in the Southeastern League. The Sally League franchise was founded as the Pathfinders in 1904 and dubbed the Colts from 1913–1915. From 1971–1983, Savannah's Southern League team was called the Savannah Braves, reflecting its link to the Atlanta Braves' organization. When this franchise relocated to Greenville in 1984, it was replaced by the Savannah Cardinals of the contemporary Single-A South Atlantic League; the Savannah team, known as the Savannah Sand Gnats since 1996, moved to Columbia, South Carolina in 2016, and was in turn replaced by a new, independent franchise, the Savannah Bananas.
Between 1904 and 1970, Savannah won seven Sally League championships.
century. While Savannah's minor league teams sported at least ten nicknames during the century, the predominant nickname was the SavannahIndians, which was...
called the Goose Creek Men to arm the Savanna (also known as the Savannah) Indians, a Shawnee tribe, who defeated the Westo in 1680.[citation needed]...
Municipal Stadium, it first served as the home field of the minor league SavannahIndians. In 1932, it hosted the Boston Red Sox for spring training. The park...
Stadium. The franchise relocated to Greenville, South Carolina, as the Greenville Braves, after the 1983 season. SavannahIndiansSavannah Sand Gnats v t e...
1909 season, Jackson played 118 games for the South Atlantic League's SavannahIndians. He batted .358 for the year. The Athletics gave up on Jackson in 1910...
but a poor hitter, and lost the starting job. He was assigned to the SavannahIndians of the South Atlantic League at the end of May but returned to the...
forged a long-lasting alliance. The Savannah River Shawnee were known to the Carolina English as "SavannahIndians". Around the same time, other Shawnee...
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baseball in the United States from 1969 to 1974, first with the Cleveland Indians organization, and later with the California Angels organization. During...
club. The Guardians, named the Indians until November 2021, have been affiliated with the Double-A Canton–Akron Indians/Akron Aeros/RubberDucks of the...
Joseph Henry Giebel (November 30, 1891 – March 17, 1981) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during...
Indians migrated to the Savannah River region and met with the Westo while Henry Woodward was among them. These Shawnee became known as the "Savannah...
after being traded from the Indians to the Yankees for $75,000 and two players to be named later (after the season, the Indians received Ralph Terry and...
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against SavannahIndians, because one of their players spit in on one of the Mustangs players, finishing with a 105-0 win. After the game the Indians decided...
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